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“It passed almost every test with flying colors”: Squier Classic Vibe 60s Telecaster SH review
By Matt Owen published
A stealth contender for the nicest-looking (and best-performing) Squier of the year, this budget stunner has serious Andy Summers vibes – and versatility written all over it

Fender partners with video game franchise Monster Hunter for a wild Telecaster that glows red in the dark – and has a literal scratchplate
By Matt Owen published
Fender's latest foray into the world of video games has resulted in one its most striking special-edition Teles yet

Keith Urban is working with PRS on a new Tele-style guitar – and he wants to break the company's rules
By Matt Owen published
The country rock great's go-to guitar since 1989 has been a Fender Telecaster called Clarence, but John Mayer has inspired him to join the PRS ranks – and he's working on a T-type like no other

Vince Gill, John Osborne and Brent Mason team up on all-star tribute to the Telecaster
By Phil Weller published
Tele-Man brings together some of country music’s finest guitarists for a tribute to the genre's finest electric guitar

Fender Japan revives its 12-string Stratocasters and Telecasters for the first time in over a decade
By Matt Owen published
Fender first put out a 12-string electric in the 1960s, and it's been over 10 years since we last saw the firm produce expanded Strat and Tele models

Jackson has made Phil Collen a Tele-style model with a neck twice as thick as a regular guitar’s
By Matt Owen published
The Def Leppard guitarist has remained loyal to Strat-style models for much of his career, but he's developed a new affinity for single-cuts

“We’d hit it against curbs”: Julian Lage radically DIY aged his father’s prized Telecaster
By Matt Owen published
The jazz virtuoso has a close bond with the Telecaster, and one of his earliest experiences with the model involved some drastic relic'ing methods

John Mayer plays a Telecaster, taps through a solo, and tackles some of Dead & Company’s final shows with only three fretting fingers following injury
By Matt Owen published
Mayer was forced to alter his playing style after injuring the "team captain" of his fretting hand last week – and whatever he's been doing in the practice room has clearly worked wonders…

Julien Baker explains why the Tele is the most usable electric guitar there is as she demos Fender’s new Player II model
By Janelle Borg published
Baker has previously described the Tele as her workhorse guitar, and she's used it heavily on both her solo projects as well as with boygenius
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